ARLINGTON - The Dallas Cowboys officially used the franchise tag for the fifth time in franchise history when it was placed on receiver Dez Bryant on Monday.
The long-expected move means that Bryant will be guaranteed $12.

HOUSTON - James Harden has been putting up MVP-caliber numbers all season for the Houston Rockets.
Given the chance to go head to head with one of his biggest competitors for the award, Harden and the Rockets came out on top.

CHICAGO - When Minnie Minoso broke into major league baseball, the "Cuban Comet" was part of a wave of black players who changed the game forever. By the time he played in his final game 35 years ago, he was a beloved figure with the Chicago White Sox.

LOS ANGELES - Ronda Rousey won a fight in 16 seconds last summer, falling a second short of the quickest victory in UFC history. At the time, the bantamweight champion figured the speed with which she pummeled Alexis Davis was a fluke.

Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL were handed a second high-profile legal defeat Thursday, when U.S. District Judge David Doty overruled league arbitrator Harold Henderson's December denial of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson's appeal.